Short Corner — Delhi

Pushpa sets course record
The weekly Reebok Otto Peltzer Road Races on Sunday were dedicated to the memory of a local athlete, Dalip Singh, who died of blood cancer last year. Pushpa set a course record in women’s 5 km race.

Results
Men: 1. Rahul Shaukeen (CISF), 2. Azad pal (Ind), 3. Rajinder Dhiraj (SYSS). Time: 15:17.
Women: 1. Pushpa (Ind), 2. Bhagwati (CISF), 3. Sunita (Youth Club). Time: 17:30 (course record).
Senior boys: 1. Adesh Kumar (National Stadium), 2. Mukesh Rathi (Narela), 3. Rajender Singh (National Stadium). Time: 8:05.
Senior girls: 1. Jayanti Negi (National Stadium), 2. Sudesh Dhiraj (SYSS), 3. Anushila (National Stadium). Time: 9:30.
Junior boys: 1. Ashwani (National Stadium), 2. Vikram Kumar (Kendriya Vidyalaya No.4), 3. Anuj Kumar (KV No.4). Time: 2:40.
Junior girls: 1. Komal (KV No.4), 2. Mamta Dhiraj (SYSS), 3. Munni (National Stadium). Time: 3:11.

Namdhari cricket
The second Namdhari Suba Ganda Singh Gold Trophy under-16 cricket tournament, organised by Gold Star Cricket Academy, will be held at paschim Vihar DDA sports complex from the middle of April. Each team will play five matches of 25 overs. Details can be had from Santokh Singh, B-3/12, Rajouri Garden, Ph: 5931729.

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Nirulas win final
Nirulas beat Le Meridien by 29 runs in the final of Coca Cola inter-hotel tournament. Raj Kumar of the winning team was declared the man of the tournament while Sudhir (Nirulas), Arvinder (Le Meridien) and Nitin Malhotra (Nirulas) received best batsman, bowler and fielder awards, respectively.

Brief scores: Nirulas: 163 (Raj Kumar 32, R K Chand 30, Arvinder 4 for 27). Le Meridien: 134 (Raghav 25, Dharmender 4 for 16).